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John Kessler

Also Known As: "Casler"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: New Providence, Philadelphia County, PA
Death: January 02, 1847 (85)
Botetourt County, Virginia, United States
Place of Burial: Brick Union Cemetery, Troutville, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Johannes Gottfried Kessler and Eva Dorothea Kessler
Husband of Elizabeth Kessler
Father of Catharine Eckiss; Susan Rader; Barbara Rader and Sarah Huffman
Brother of Eve Dorothy Dell; Jacob Benjamin Kessler; Susanna Dorothea Howry; Daniel H. Kessler; Benjamin Kessler and 3 others

DAR: Ancestor #: A020430
Managed by: Patricia Anne Jones
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About John Kessler

A Patriot of the American Revolution for MARYLAND with the rank of PRIVATE. DAR Ancestor #: A020430



Father: Johannes Kessler 1728-1823

Mother: Eva Dorothea Lehman Kessler 1734-1798

Siblings: Jacob B. Kessler Susannah Kessler Daniel Kessler Christian Kessler Benjamin Kessler David Kessler Abraham Kessler

1st Wife: Elizabeth Kessler 1761-1822

2nd Wife: Polly Mary Zimmerman Kessler 1788-1825* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Nov 30 2020, 17:44:41 UTC


Baptized on April 19, 1761 at Augustus Evangelical Lutheran Church at Trappe, New Providence, TWP, Pennsylvania.

Served in Capt. George Stiker's company during the American Revolution. Enlisted before he was 16.

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John Kessler's Timeline

1761
February 9, 1761
New Providence, Philadelphia County, PA
April 19, 1761
Trappe, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
1784
1784
Botetourt, VA, United States
1801
December 18, 1801
1847
January 2, 1847
Age 85
Botetourt County, Virginia, United States
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Brick Union Cemetery, Troutville, Botetourt, Virginia, United States